Chapter 73 - 70: Left Bank Coffee
The elderly woman was stunned, her heart trembling. Is her son asking for too much?
Unexpectedly, her son-in-law was not about to be outdone and quickly followed up: "The cost for demolishing and filling the square meters, plus renovations, comes out to 100,000. Mom, you’ve worked so hard. In the future, Guozhi and I will repay you like oxen and horses! Just wait for your good life to start!"
The elderly woman frowned: "Altogether, this makes 300,000. How can I even add this up if I still want some retirement money?"
"Oh my goodness, Mom, why would you worry about retirement? We’re about to live the high life. No matter which of our two families you’re with, you’ll have someone to take good care of you, right? Dachuan, isn’t that correct?"
Zhang Meihua’s eyes flickered as an idea came to her. She had to hear something from her younger sister-in-law’s family now. She knew her sister-in-law wasn’t the decision-maker at home, so the words had to come from Wu Dachuan. If an issue arose someday, they could use these words as leverage.
"Yes, yes, second sister-in-law is right. Mom, you don’t need to worry about retirement. When the time comes, either of our families will be able to care for you!"
Wu Dachuan said this superficially, but internally he was rather dismissive. Their own mom still needed care; there was no room for the elderly woman here. Moreover, once daughters are married off, they’re considered part of someone else’s family. Although the eldest son was gone, wasn’t the second son still here? How could the daughter end up caring for the elderly woman? That would just be a ridiculous joke!
"Since you’re all saying this, when my birthday comes in a few days, and if the kid visits, I’ll bring it up. But Li Si—ever since her father passed away, her personality has completely changed. If I can’t get her to agree, don’t blame me!"